®Planning appeal decision
Fletchers Cottage, Knowle Lane, Halland, BN8 6PR
Planning appeal 6005989 at Fletchers Cottage, Knowle Lane, Halland, BN8 6PR (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 3 August 2026 by Inspector K Crutchfield, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having particular regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities.
change of use of existing annex building to self contained residential dwelling for the purpose of subletting
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- K Crutchfield
- Postcode
- BN8 6PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having particular regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities
- whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for the future occupants of the proposed dwelling, with particular reference to the provision of private amenity space
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the unsuitable location, having regard to accessibility of services and facilities and the development strategy for the area, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of delivering one additional dwelling and making use of an existing building.
The benefits of delivering one additional dwelling to address housing land supply shortfall and making use of an existing building were outweighed by the adverse impacts of the unsuitable location and conflict with central development plan policies; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GD2EN1DC17DC20EN27SP07SP08WCS6WCS14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 110
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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